Separator attachment for corn-husking machines.



0. BOYER.

SEPARATOR ATTACHMENT FOR. CORN HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30.1906.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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0. BOYER.

SEPARATOR ATTACHMENT POR CORN HUSKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG` 30,1906.

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flttozmm Patsnted June 29, 1909.

OLlVlElt BOYER, Ol" SilCNGl'lVlLlil, Ollltl.

SEPARATOR ATTACHMENT FOR CORN-HUSKING MACHINES.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 11309.

Application ilcd August S0, 1906. Serial No. 832,659.

To all idle/1ny it 'may con ccm:

.Be it known that I, Orivnn BOYER., a citizen ol' the United States, residing at Spencerville, in the county ol` Allen and State ot (ihio, have .invented a new and useful Separator Attachment lor torn-ihisking Machines, of which the following is a specifica* tion.

The invention relates to a separator attachment l'or corn lnisking machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ol corn hnsking machines, and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive means, adapted to operate on the iodder, alter the same leaves the husking and shredding mechanism, lor separating the husks and the blades lroin the shredded stalks, and l'or discharging such separated fodder at different points.

ilA further object of the invention is to provide means for also separz'iting vthe shelled corn l'roni the fodder and for cleaning the corn bel'orc it is bagged.

fiiith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination ol) parts hereinal'ter l'ully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed ont in the claims hereto appended; Vit being understood that various changes in the lorni, proportion, size and ininor details olE construction, Within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing l'roin the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages o1 the invention.

in the drawings :fit igure 1 is a longitudi nal sectional view o1 a portion el a corn husking machine, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View ol' the sar ie. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 10M/o o1 Fig. 2. Fig. 41 is a transverse sectional view on the line tv nr ol Fig. Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line IgM/y olI Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional vienv on the line 2v2 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the `figures ol the drawings 1 designates a reciprocatory shaker and carrier, arranged within a l'raine Z ol' a corn husking machine in rear otl and below a'iodder carrier 3, which delivers the husks, blades and stalks from the husking and shredding mechanism (not shown) to the shaker and carrier 1. The reciprocatory carrier consists of spaced transverse slats or bars et, set at an inclination and mounted in recesses of loi'igitudinal side bars 5 and an intermediate longitudinal ha r 5". 'l`hc in, clincd slats or bars l'orin shoulders at their upper edges l'or engaging and, convc '\.'ing the l'odder rtanvfardly, and they provide intervening spaces or openings through which passes a blast oll air trom a ian (S. The car-- rier 1 hung at its rear end from the sides o' the lraine of the machine by means ol' links T, pivotally connected at their upper ends to the lraine oi' the machine, and secured at their loner ends to the terminals oll a transverse rod or pivot S. The lront ends oi' the side bars ol' the carrier 1 are connected with cranks S1 of a transverse shal't 1t), which, when rotated, imparts a rcciprm-.atory inotion to the zarricr.

The blast lan operates within a suitable casing y11, and is mounted on. a lan shaft 12, and is adapted to drive a blast or current ol' air through the carrier 1 to assist in separating the husks and blades l'rom the shredded stalks, the husks and blades being blown by such blast or current ol air into a laterally enlarged rearwardly tapered mouth or inlet 13 olAv an air trunk 1-1, which is connected with and l'orins an air intake lor a suction tan 15. "he blast lan, which is located in advance ol the carrier, and thc suction fan, which is located in rear oll the said carrier, ellect a complete separation ol the husks and blades l'rom the shredded stalks, and the latter are discharged at the rear end olY the carrier 1 and lall into a hopper 1G of a pneumatic conveyor 17, which delivers the shredded stalks at thc desired point. instead olI employing a pneumatic conveyor' 17, any other torni ol conveyor may be usedv l'or conveying the shredded sta ks.

'lhe outlet or discharge opening 1S ol" the blast l'an is located beneath the carrier l and extends entirely across the machine, and the upper Wall 1) of the Vmouth ol the discharge is set at a slight inclination to direct the current or blast oli air from thc lan (5 upwardly and rearu-'ardly through thc carrier 1. he inlet or mouth 13 ol' the air trunk is suitably secured at end mills 2f) to the. sides ol the husking machine at points above the rear end portion of the carrier 1, and the air trunk 14, which consists ol.l an elbow, has an upnardly and rearwardly inclined arm or portion 21 and a depending arm or portion 22, which extends downwardly lroin the rear end ol' the arm or portion 21, and which is connected at its lower end with the suction tan casing 23 at the inner side thereof. By the blast and suction means the husks and blades are separated from the stalks, and pass through the air trunk i4 and through the ian casing 225, and are carried away through the chute or conduit 24 ol" a pneumatic conveyer. rlhe suction lan of the air trunk le operates as a driving or blast fan for forcing the separated blades and husks through the pneumatic ccnveyer chute or conduit 24.

rl`he ian may be operated by any suitable arrangen ent of gearing, and the chutes or conduits oi the pneumatic conveyers may extend to any desired points and may be adjusted by any suitable means, and as such gearing and adjusting means do not constitute any portion of the present invention, a detail description and illustration thereof is deemed unnecessary.

The shelled corn dropping from the carrier l falls upon an upper screen or riddle 21 of a shaking shoe 26which is also provided with a lower screen or riddle 2.7. The shaking shoe is supported at its iront and rear portions by means of front and rear side links 2S and 29. The front links 28 are pivoted at their upper end to the sides of the trame oll the machine and are connected at their lower ends to the shaking shoe, and the rear links, which are pivoted at their upper ends to the shaking shoe, are connected at their lower ends with the frame of the machine. The shaking shoe is vibrated by means of a transversely disposed shalt 30, journaled in suitable bearings to the frame of the machine, and provided at opposite sides with cranks 3l, which are connected by rods 82 with the sides of the shaking shoe.

T he upper screen or riddle inclines downwardly and forwardly, and its front end is adjustably mounted on side brackets 33, having upper and lower supports 34C and 35, which enables the front end of the said screen or riddle 25 to be arranged at diilercnt elevations. The iront brackets 33 consist or vertical plates, which are provided with upper, lower and intermediate projecting i'langes to form the said seats. The rear end of the upper screen or riddle is detachably supported by suitable brackets 36.

The lower screen or riddle 27 extends downwardly and forwardly troni the upper screen or riddle, and its front end is located beneath the bottom wall 37 of the discharge or outlet of the casing il of the blast` ian o. 'he front portion of the said lower screen or riddle also extends over the transverse conveyer casing 3S, which receives a seres.Y conveyer 3Q for car u ng the shelled corn across the frame of the machine to the short elevator 4G. elevator 40 is provided with an upper discharge end 41, which is adapted for delivering the shelled corn into bags, or other suitable receptacles.

'll he shelled corn is ioroughly cleaned by the upper and lower edles of the shaking shoe, and light impurir i blown from the corn by the air from tire blast` fan, which is located in advance o1 the The bottoni l2 oi the shaking shoe is provided at its lower portion with periorations 43, forming a screen and adapted to cause the dust and dirt to be discharged before reaching the transverse eenvever.

A transverse shield or plate s4, which is are ranged at an inclination in advance of the carrier l, is secured to the sides ol' the frame of the machine. The inclined plate or shield is preferably constructed of sheet metal, and its rear end entends slightly above the said carrier i, and it is adapted to prevent the material from accidentally dropping in advance ci and getting beyond the means for separating the husks and blades from the shredded stalks.

ll ving thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is :4

l. T he combination with a reeiprocatory shaker and carrier arranged to receive the husks, blades and stalks from corn husking machine, of means located beneath the carrier for separating the husks and blades from the stalks during the passage of the saine along the. carrier, means for conveving the separated husks and blades to one point, and separate means receiving the stalks from the carrier for conveying away the stalks to a dill'erent point.

2. ln combination with a traine of a corn husking machine, a fodder carrier having its discharge end located at one end ci the said frame and at the top thereof to deliver thereto the husks, blades and stal'ny from the corn husking machine, a reciprocatory shaker and carrier arranged within the frame below the upper end thereof, said traine constituting side walls lor the said shaker and carrier, an inclined inlet located at the end of the shaker and carrier opposite the fodder carrier and extending transversely across the shaker and carrier between the side vfalls of the iframe, sain inlet being spaced above the shaker and carrier to provide a passage for the stalks between the inlet and the said shaker and earrier, means for creating a suction through the inlet to separate the blades and husks from the stalks during the passage of the material over the shaker and carrier, said inlet delivering the husks and blades to one point, a hopper arranged below the inlet and below the shaker and carrier and the saine end of the latter as the inlet so as to receive the stalks falling from the shaker and carrier, and means for delivering the stalks to a different point.

3. The combination oil a reciprocatory shaker and carrier arranged to receive the husks, blades and stalks 'from a corn husking llO Cil

the end there-oi to provide a passage for the stalks beneath the inlet, a suction device l'or creatng a suction through the inlet, an d sep arato ineans lor conve ing away the stalks passing through the said passage.

li. The combination of a reciprocatory shaker and carrier having openings and arranged to receive the husks, blades and stalks from a corn husking machine, a shaking shoe located beneath the shaker and carrier and arranged to receive the shelled corn, an inlet for the husks and blades extending across the shaker and carrier and located above the rear end thereof and spaced irogn the saine to provide a passage for the stalks beneath the inlet, a suction device ior creating a suction t irough the inlet, and a single ian located in a lvance of the shoe and at a point below the front end of the shaker and carrier to clean the shelled corn and also to drive the husks and blades toward the inlet.

i2. The combination oi a shaker and carrier having openings and arranged to receive the husks, blades and stalks from a corn husking inachine, a suction device having an inlet for the husks and blades and extending across the shaker and carrier and located above and spaced from the rear end of the saine to provide a passage for the stalks beneath the inlet, a hopper arranged to receive the stalks passing through the said passage, nieans for conveying the stalks away frein the hopper, a shaking shoe located beneath the shaker and carrier and arranged to receive trie shelled corn, and a fan located in advance oi the shaking shoe and arranged below the shaker and carrier to clean the shelled corn and to drive the husks and blades toward the inlet 13. In combination 'with a traine of corn iusking niachine, a fodder carrier having its discharge end located at one end of the said traine and at the top thereof to deliver thereto the husks, blades and stalks troni the corn husking machine, a reciprocatorj)T shaker and carrier provided at intervals with openings and arranged within the fra-ine below the upper end thereof, said frame constituting side walls for the said shaker and carrier, an inclined inlet located at the end of the shaker and carrier opposite the fodder carrier and extending transversely across the shaker and carrier between the side Walls of the traine, said inlet being spaced above the shaker and carrier to provide a passage for the stalks between the inlet and the said shaker and carrier, means for creating a suction through the inlet to separate the blades and husks from the stalks during the passage oi the inaterial over the shaker and carrier, said inlet delivering the husks and blades to one point, a hopper arranged below the inlet and below the shaker and carrier and at the saine end of the latter as the inlet so as to receive the stalks falling from the shaker and carrier, pneumatic nieans for delivering the stalks to a different point, and separate means located at the front of the shaker and car ier and below the saine for producing a blast of air so as to drive the husks and blades toward the in outh of the inlet.

In testimony, that I claiin the foregoing as my own, l have hereto affixed niv signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OLVER EGYER.

lllitnesses z Cirnisrornnn LoU'rn, IRA B. Class. 

